{"id":13391,"date":"2017-02-17T22:21:51","date_gmt":"2017-02-17T22:21:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=13391"},"modified":"2017-02-17T22:21:51","modified_gmt":"2017-02-17T22:21:51","slug":"kenyas-court-of-appeal-rejects-british-american-tobacco-suit-upholds-tobacco-control-regulations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=13391","title":{"rendered":"Kenya\u2019s Court of Appeal Rejects British American Tobacco Suit, Upholds Tobacco Control Regulations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><code><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- www.deltanewsroom.com --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2163942495525027\" data-ad-slot=\"1411897411\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/code><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Tobacco.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-13392\" src=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Tobacco-300x237.png\" alt=\"Tobacco\" width=\"300\" height=\"237\" srcset=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Tobacco-300x237.png 300w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Tobacco-768x607.png 768w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Tobacco.png 876w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><span id=\"m_-8231022179178226302yMail_cursorElementTracker_1487351072213\">Kenya\u2019s Court of Appeal in Nairobi today upheld the country\u2019s 2014 Tobacco Control Regulations, affirming a lower court\u2019s findings and rejecting legal challenges to the regulations from British American Tobacco (BAT) Kenya. The court\u2019s decision is a resounding victory for public health and allows the government to move forward with implementing a law that will help protect Kenyans from the devastating consequences of tobacco use. As a party to the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, Kenya is legally obligated to implement evidence-based measures to reduce tobacco use.<\/span><\/p>\n<div><span id=\"m_-8231022179178226302yMail_cursorElementTracker_1487351104979\">Included in Kenya\u2019s Tobacco Control Regulations are requirements for picture-based health warnings and strengthened protections against secondhand smoke. The regulations also require tobacco companies to pay an annual fee into a designated tobacco control fund to assist the government in paying for the harmful health effects of tobacco use for Kenyans.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span id=\"m_-8231022179178226302yMail_cursorElementTracker_1487351112490\">Today\u2019s ruling sends a strong message that BAT\u2019s legal claims were without merit and that tobacco industry interference in laws to improve public health will not be tolerated. The ruling also has implications for other African countries where tobacco companies are interfering in efforts to pass and implement proven tobacco control policies. In Uganda, for example, BAT has also filed a legal challenge against a tobacco control law aimed at preventing and reducing tobacco use.<\/span><\/div>\n<p><code><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alternativeadvert.com\/show.php?z=30&amp;pl=12431&amp;ad_type=59&amp;rl=180\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/code><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span id=\"m_-8231022179178226302yMail_cursorElementTracker_1487351115827\">Kenya\u2019s Court of Appeal ruling is yet another blow for BAT, a company currently under investigation in Kenya for the alleged bribery of government officials. <\/span>A 2015 investigative report broadcast by the BBC<span id=\"m_-8231022179178226302yMail_cursorElementTracker_1487351125317\"> disclosed extensive evidence, supported by previously secret documents, that BAT paid illegal bribes to influence members of parliament, gain advantage over competitors and undermine tobacco control policies in multiple African countries.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span id=\"m_-8231022179178226302yMail_cursorElementTracker_1487351126575\">We congratulate the Government of Kenya for its resolve in standing up to Big Tobacco. Today\u2019s decision sends an unequivocal message that African governments can and should move ahead with efforts to reduce tobacco use even in the face of legal challenges from tobacco companies. Around the world, the largest multinational tobacco companies are increasingly losing legal battles to block and delay tobacco control measures.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span id=\"m_-8231022179178226302yMail_cursorElementTracker_1487351132643\">Tobacco use is the world\u2019s leading cause of preventable death. Without urgent action, tobacco use will claim one billion lives this century.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><b><span id=\"m_-8231022179178226302yMail_cursorElementTracker_1487351072213\">Statement of Matthew L. Myers, <\/span><span id=\"m_-8231022179178226302yMail_cursorElementTracker_1487351077366\">President, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<div><b><span id=\"m_-8231022179178226302yMail_cursorElementTracker_1487351055017\">CONTACT: Jenna Mosley, <a rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\">+ 1 202 296 5469<\/a>, <\/span><\/b><b><a id=\"m_-8231022179178226302yMail_cursorElementTracker_1487351066941\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\"><\/a>jmosley@tobaccofreekids.org<\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- www.deltanewsroom.com --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2163942495525027\" data-ad-slot=\"1411897411\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/market.jumia.com.ng\/men-shoes\/?utm_source=pap&amp;utm_medium=aff&amp;utm_campaign=0bed9dec&amp;a_aid=Omafume&amp;a_bid=0bed9dec\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"\/\/kaymu.postaffiliatepro.com\/accounts\/default1\/a72f75b38\/0bed9dec.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0;\" src=\"http:\/\/kaymu.postaffiliatepro.com\/scripts\/a72f75i38?a_aid=Omafume&amp;a_bid=0bed9dec\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kenya\u2019s Court of Appeal in Nairobi today upheld the country\u2019s 2014 Tobacco Control Regulations, affirming a lower court\u2019s findings and rejecting legal challenges to the regulations from British American Tobacco (BAT) Kenya. 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